The Sun. — London, England, 1808-04-11 00:00:00

~.....- :. :...,...- , -..--....., -~--~ - o HOUSE Uy PEERS., PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWDLVE O'CLOCK• Consols - 65 k • T S U N. JOLEM %pi FALIUM AUDIAT ? ' • L 61V 0 IV, Arm 11, 1808. - DiteAntiot. as all the accounts from Portugal 'have been, the last tidings from thaf unfoiturnoe Country are of a still more melancholy despription. Such a woeful scarcity of provisions prevails, that, by Let ters dated the 22d ult. it appears that Inindreds are lying in the streets of Lisbon, who have been starv e,lto death. Eyen,TuNor, who has been counrelent ing in his exactions, deemed it neceSFry to send a Flag of Truck to the British Admiral,. Sir CHA RLES COTTON', solieiting, permission, fora supply of pro visions tower Liston, in order to save the people in general from the horrors of . lam*. The per gun ocnt to Sir C. CorroN was. a Mr. SATERb, who a ct e d as Commissary to Lord tr..VLNCENT'g Fleet when he was in the Tagns,and he acknowledged hlm.. self to lk at present dornmlisary-Generol tot French. • army.. He stated, that' the French army an - I : punted to about 15,000 men,, and admitted that the army woo furnished with - provisios for six Months; but cated that ,the provisions in 4isbon, and even the li)plies Which might he expel ed from the interior, would not be sufficient for the unfortunate inhabitants for more than t days: This Modest request' on the part of Geuvral IuNoT 'and his Commissary was Created by the British Admiral as . it deserved. If . General ,it,-NUT really feels so much for the untortu-: Date People orPortngal; let- him 'withdraw his free bootLrS from the Cuuntrji, they . alene .have 111:',;\%ri into its 401oftbre and there can be DO tip.tht hot' that the Inhabitants would irorriddintely'ezperienCe the e r Te6is of British genere , 44y andThiase ours' , who are upon' nll occasioni read) to applaud eN.dry Bac f the 'gnenlY , and tOcentOre every measure of the Bri t tish Govern :, tuent, will, venture to pronounce the stria blockade of the Port of `Lisbon to be eithde tinE,Yencrons or ;.human. Tt is' stated, but tvvi do -not vouch for the faek, that a proposition ha3' been • inade . to the, tlritiih Adatirpl, to'f;crmit the Russian Flt?'et to re turn hotare, on condition that neither' the . Ships nor Abe Crdws t;houldb , ... employed egainh Great _Britain -sharing the War. ' • '' • • •' Intelligence bas been feceived of An insurrcEtion bthken,out ih Maririti,ph idthT,2brnary , which lasted,fot' sevetal dAys. The cause of this losurreil:on i..Citated to have been an idea enter'. *aimed bithe'peopld that the Spanish Trenps had deep ordered out of Forttigo; and the French Troops intq eigic,` at 'the in . stigairQn of the PIIINCE Vg4o4, 'The popul:ie detartipil)l3 bouie zne. for- Oittp.e i 01;4 'insistecruiAn his . dis;racr.. ancl, `nnpri. -IMPERIAL PARLL4MENT SATURDAY, Apia), 9.. The House, met at two o'clocl, v;?henlfr. JOlll4l CLERK. was heard in continuation forth Appellants, John Bellenden Ker, Esq. litory Gawkr, Esq. and John Scion Kcr,,of Kipple E3q.lin'the question as to he efficacy of the Antitnt.Entails of the Rox bag!) Family, depending between them and Sir James N. limes 4tx, Hart. and Colonel Walter Ker, Bart. of Littledean, Respondents; each of whom t laiin right to the titles, honours, and estates of the Duke of Roxburgh. After hearing Mr. CLERK for about three 'hews, tile farther consideration of the ease was postponed till Monday; at half-past two o'clock. . DIC CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ,UPR-, MCWHAR TON, Nod others, Members of the }louse of. Corn- Lions, brought up the Orders in Coom:il Indemnity • -The Earl of LAUDEaDALE. obi :led to the Bill, zncl moved an Address to his Majesty for Papers expliniatory of the Orders in Council of the tith of November. imer 2 few words from Earl BATBURST, and 1A41.1S kIAWNESBURY and AUCKLAND, the motion was agreed to, the #sill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday, it' then prinied;--Acijourned. ARRIVID—I Dublin, t Waterford. DoE -4 Gottenburgh, Dublin, t Watertbrd. Ova Readers will do us the justice to recolleet that we gave the most positive contra►liElion, several days ago, to the. intelligence, which was so confi• dent)) , asserted to have been received, of an anion bavag taken place in the Mediterranean—and the • opirifon we then expressed has been confirmed by the official details brought by the Princess Elizabeth Packet, which arrived at Falmouth on Thursday last, Sir 11. STRACIIAN did not fall in with the Carthagena Squadron in his passage pp the Medi terranean : lie arrived at Palermo early in March, where he joined AdMiral MORNI3ROUGIf, who was croizing with five Sail of the Line. No account of the Preach Squadron had reached Sicily, except that the Toulon 'Squadron sailed from that Port the 1 clat February, as stated in the French Papers, sonment. Their demands were complied with, and it is added, that it was with the utmost difficulty his life was preServed from the fury of the insurgents. Let. ters from Gibraltar, of the t gth ult. state, that %To- NAPARTE has arrived at Madrid, but the date is not mentioned. WE are happy to announce the safe arrival of the PRINCE REGExt. of Portugal at Rio Janeiro, after a pleasant passage of 39 days. He was received with every testimony of joy and affeetion. Tim advises brought by the General .Stuart, which left Bengal on the Bth of December, and which, it was understood, was detained there in or der to report the result of an Expedition, though they record the eventual triumph of our arms, shew also that victory was' dearly purchased. The Expe dition was against DOONDIA KHAN, a Zemindar in the dis ! riCt of Alyghur, who h a d f or a l ong t i me manifested a hostile disposition towards the British Government, and who had proceeded in such a man ner as lo justify some aCtive measures on our part. • A force was therefore sent against him, under the command of Colonel , DICKONS and' Colonel lionsroan. This force consisted of detach ments from European Regiments and Sepoys. The Fog was so strong that it was deemed necessary to besiege it. Our force reached the place on the 23d October, and it was not before the i 4th of Novem ber that a practicable breach was etie6ted. A vigo rous assault was made, but die resistance was so ob stinate, that it was not attended with success. Just before our Troops, however, were about to renew the attack, the Enemy evacuated the Fort, on the night of the 18th, of which the British took im mediate possession. The Enemy had collected all his strength, which is said to have been three times greater than ours, and retreated to another and a stronger fortress. British valour at length prevailed. - Our-loss in killed and wounded is said to be about ' five huridred, and that of the - Enemy a thousand. The name of the Forts are Kitspore, er Kissapoor, and Comoona. The following is the Return of the Killed and Wounded in this gallant but dear bought triumph :--- Staff- . -killed—Lieut.. Duff: and Brigade-Major Fraser. Wounded dangerously—MOn.Licut. W. Fogo. Killed—His Majesty's r7th Foot, Capt. Radcliffe. rapt. Thirk ; Capt. Robertson. zest Reg. 1 . /ative Infantry ; Capt. Brown, Ist Battalion Native Infantry; Lieut. Sneyd, ditto; Lieut. M'Leod, ad Battalion 27th Native Infantry ; Ensign Jones. Engineers ; Lieut. Defue, rst BattaliOn tad Native In. lantry ; Lieut. Ramsay died of his wounds. Wouncled.. Lieu ts. Wilson, Campbel and Dandengstone of the 17th Foot, severely ; Lieut. H arr i son, ditto, dari4e.rousl l y ; Lieut. D.C. LivingStone,sist Regiment Native Infaintv, and Lieut. hlacartney, tith ditto, slightly ; Capts Fraser Ma thews, rat Battalion 6th Native Intantry, slightly ; Lieut. Rolland, dittoo r langerously. Lieut. -..Brook*e, Ist Batta lion 23il Native Inrantty. wounded . ; Capt. Perkins, Lieut. Dunsterville. is t Nttalion 27th Native lniatury, severely ; Lieut. ' Corbett, - ditto, ditto, slightly ; Lieut. Dennis, 2ti Ha.ttahon 27th Native Infantry, severely.; 'Lieut. Denty, ditto, slightly; Ensign Vetch. ditto, ditto, ditto ; Ensign Fordyce, Engineers, ditto, sl.igi;tly ; Lieut. Sw in t on , Pi o _ titers, ditto, severely ; Anderson, (Imo, ctiqn, slight ly ; Wilkie, ist Battalion gar Native Infantrj, ditto, severely ; Lieut. W. Nl‘Ciiltae, ditto. The other intelligence from India k a more gratifying hind, for the PErFl;..v,t, the NIZAIT, SCINDIA; and HoLxAa, hrt. engaged to co-operate with the British Goverronent, in case the French, and .11ussians ,should attempt to carry their design of invading that Country into execution. The Seiks too enter imp the same amicable views, and have agreed to ]et some of their strongest Passes be oc cupied by British Troops. . . Letters from Malta of the 4th ult. state that Elis Majf.:%y's Ship Endymfori was•aPpointed to sail froth thence with the trade for Gibraltar and Eng land on the lath ult. but their departure is de. layed till_ we have further accounts of the Toulon Srinadrun, 'which left "that place between the 16th and . 1 gthult. Tvvo . Danish Privateers, of 16 guns ancl. g 4 men each, were criiizing off Lerwick . on the ii t h nititnol they captured six fishing-bOais, but after wards liberated, their crews,' .and appeared to 'hare left that . itatioii on the'l6th; ' 'The Fleet for the East Indies, which left Ports mouth on the [All of March,. were all well on the 17tr ) ;:i n, lat.. 34. R. North, long. 7a. .32. West, their coannOclore (liis Majest);'sf Ship Lion)' had parted' OW the 14th," and had not then joined._ The Alnwicit! Castle was then their COrninodere, and intended laying to all day to give the Lioit a chance . . of joining tl2:tn. Admiral BERKELEY aft4ndeci at the Admirnity this mortog; and h:td a- long interview with Latd"MA GRA7I:, for tlie first time since his arrival from per mud.i. ' • ••-• • . Yeiterday morning, iTis MAJESTY, PrilleesSCs Au- GU :a.l, SOPHIA, and ANIABY, accompanied by Lady ALBINA etThißßßLAND;Gelletali GWYNNKAIid ROY, and Major Pates, rode to St. George's Chapel and heard a Sermon, preached by Ow Rev. Dr. ITAL IANS, from Nalab, ch. 58. v. b. (‘ fie was wounded for our tran4gressions; • -he Was bruisedlor our ini quities:" Tire ROYAL PARTY rode to Frogmore .Lodg; and returned to the. Palace at three o'clock. COTIN-i 4 ACIIMIGE, APRIL 11.—The Market to day is tolerably supplied' with Wheat, which is more than equal to the demand, and very, heavy in sales, at rather lies prices; Barley likewise ; 'Malt at small variation ; Peak' and Beans of all sorts go off heavily ; the stipplie? of Oats are short, and sales thereof nearly at our last quoted prices 3 and i n the prices of Flour no alteration, NAVAL 'NEWS. r,,,„ I!), LONDON _Cii)7,ETTE, 4/ 4 / 9 , It3S. ' Admiralty-Office, April 9, 1808.., • 7 - Ealrarl of a Letter from Rear-Admiral Vachon, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and - Vessels at Leith, to the Hon. 11/. Pole, dated ozs board His Majesty's Ship Texel, the 2d in,st, 1: -.; I have to request you will be pleased to acluaiut the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty of the arrival here, last night, of his Majesty's Sloop Ring dove, from a cruize to the Northward; and here with I 'inclose a Letter -which I have received from Lieutenant 'George Peak, her A&ing Cot/inlander, giving an account of the capture of the Danish Pri vateer Brig Forden Shieold, Michael Goetf, Com mander, of 190 tons burthen, pierced for fourteen guns, but had only ten long six-poundersmounted, with a complement of sixty-two men; out four hours from Bergen, and had made five captures . during former cruizes. , His Illqjecty's Ship Eingdove, Leith Sin, Roads, ,l'pril 2, 1808. I have the honour to acquaint you, that, in pur suance of the information I received at iLlta Sound, mentioned in my Letter to you, dated the 29th tilt. a Copy of which is inclosed, respeBing two Privateers being seen oir Shetland in possession of a Sloop, supposed to be the the Hope of Leith, I instantly weighed, and stood tinder all Sail for Ber gen. On the following day, at halt- past three P. M. being in Latitude 60. 50. N. and Longitude. 3. 30. E. Bergen bearing East, distance thirteen leagues, and blowing heavy gales from the North by East, 1 hive the satisfa&ion to acquaint you, that we saw a Sail steering towards us. On nearing her I made the private signals, supposing her - to be one ofour own Cruisers; she immediately hoisted Danish colours, and endeavoured to effeet her eseape. I wore, and soon closed with her to leeward ; and although I repeatedly ordered him to shorten sail, and heave to, he, trusting to superior sailing, obsti nately Tefused, which obliged me to fire a few shot at her, the last of which unfortunately killect one man and wounded two ; she then surrendered, but, in consequence of the heavy sea I could not het the prisoners on board till the following morning. She proves to be the' Forden Shieold, pierced for 14 guns, and mounting 10 ; she had on board 62 men, and was four hours °from Bergen ; she is copper bottomed, well found, sails remarkably fast, and is four years old ; she has been in commission four months, and in that time, made five captures, and would probably have proved a great pest to our trade i had she not been taken. I am, &c. I (Signed) GEO. PEAK, M o lins . Com. 1 Rear-Admiral Vashon, Leith. i Port:aunt, ArttiL 9.---. Arrived the Phoenix Fri gate from a cruize off Cape Finisterre. _ Sailed the St. George, of 98 guns, and the Cieerley Gun-brig for Torbay to join the Channel Fleet ; the latter took a Fleet of Vialuallers under convoy, laden with supplies to be distributed among them, The Brunswick, of 74 guns, went out of Harbour yesterday eind anchored in Cawood Bay, and re main; with the Donegal, Achille, .Gibraltar, and Edgar, c.)f 74 guns, and Leydm, of 64 guns. Sailed the Audacious, 0174 guns, to the join the Ex pedition fitting et Portsmouth ; and the Swallow Sloop of War on a cruize in the Channel. Ar;•ived the Unicorn and 2Varci.i.sus Frigates from a cruise. DOVER, APIlp, 10.-A very hot impress of sea men took place here last night, and by the el;ertions of Capt. EILNRY HAZEL; and his Officers and Gangs, many useful hands were picked up, and were this morning sent off to the Admiral's Ship i!; the Downs,—No VroteEtions of y any kind were attended SIIERRNESS, APRIL 4.•• Sri J. SAUNIARF.Z 11:1S struck his flag on board, the Kaary, and is not ex .Pe6ted,tojoin her again till her arrival in the D o wns.' Sailed this morning the India Ships for the River. His Majesty's Ship Kio has the siggal kill for convoy to the 13altie. A Cnnvoy is expected to sail for HeligQ;and on Tuesday. Came clown from platham the Cygnct Sloop Of War, Capt. Dix. Arrived his Majesty's Ship Diad,em: Sailed the Havoc Gun-brig, Lieut. BAbpsn, for Yarmouth. Amt. to.—Tho homeward-130nm! East lodil meti; owing to the westerly wipd and ebb tide, have anchored in sight pf the Nore, and , thebtloats from all the Men of War there have been employed since Yesterday evening in boarding them, in order to glean such useful hands as they may 'have remain, lg. Sailed the Censor Gun-brig, Lieut. Row. PORTSNIOTJTEI, APRIL 10.—Arrived his Majesty's Ships Plato and Droniedaiy, with a conirof from the Downs ; :Banterer and Undaunted from Halifax. Medrith frOin a cruize, and the Thalia from off Guernsey. Sailed his Majesty's, Ship Coquette on a cruize. The duty; on - board the Piison-Ships in this liar beur is in future to be clone by „the Militia, or troops of the line in the Garrison. The 370, who are now ,employed in that service • are to be disembarked . on Monday; and the Cheshire, Dur ham, Worcester, East Kent, Ayrshire, 3d: Loyal Lancashire, Fifeshire, and the:s Ist Regiment of Foot, are to supply their place: • The Royal Marines of this Division have, dnring tl.e last week, .niarched in 5 1 1 .'61 .inke,•3 'from thit ,t)d Somerset Militia ;20 from. the King's-own Staf ford ; and 2't from- the B(.dford Militia. L_ . Tatran, AIiRM. g.—The Princess Elizalefk Pao et, Capt. KIWI, arrived at Falmouth on Thursday i a evening with Mails from Malta, Messina, and Gibs I,.ra . ltar. She left Messina on the Ist of March, and Malta on the sth, at which times no information hid been received at either of those places of any I battle in the Mediterranean. The Packet arrived at Gibraltar on thb s7t is, and found there His Majesty's Ships Illustrious, of 74 guns . (refitting), and An tetope, of 50 guns, - with the Transports . which Ilately sailed from Falmouth with troops under General SPENCER, together With several Met ! chantinen. . The Townshend Packet from Fa!' mouth also arrived at- Gibraltar on the 17th, athi proceeded on for Malta. On the 18th, His Majesty's Ships _Mercury, of 28 guns, and Primrose, of 1' guns, arrived with Convoy from England. On the 2.oth, the "'metope sailed with a Fleet of Trans pasts having Troops on board ler Sicily. Captain Kinn left Gibraltar on the 2711), and oia• the same day joined the Fleet under Admiral PURVIS, off Cadiz, consisting of 11 Sail oldie Line, one Frigate, . and Brig, all well. The Enemy's Squadron. 4 1 • Cadiz, amounted to 10 Sail of the Line and three Frigates. On the 31st, Captain Km') fell ; in with Vice-Admiral Sir CLIAaLES COTTON'S Squa dron, off Lisbon, 10 of are Line and three Sloops of War. Neither at Gibraltar, nur in the Fleets off Cadiz or Lisbon, had any intelligence whatever been received of an engagement in the Mediterranean. The ac counts therefore of a pretended viatory, which Mi- . nisters are said to have received from Lisbon, and which have been given in all the London Pa pers of the week with such confidence, are evi dently most gross fabricationi. , Nor is it bcliev ed . at Gibraltar, after all that has been asserted, that the Rochefort Squadron has passed into the Media tcrranean. It is true, indeed, the American Capta.ins on whose sole authority it rests, has offered to COB. firm his assertions by his oath ; but it is estraordis nary that no i:ircumstances should be yet known to, corroborate his assertions.' The passengers bjr.tho Princess Elizabeth are Brigadier-General NIGIITIN• GALE, Major XIMENES, of the 6c.',1 Regiment, Mr. BRETTON, Mr. MOSELY, and Mr. RYAN. Admirals Cowsowoon, TitonNllßOUGlis and STRACHAN had joined, and were at Palermo whets the Packet sailed, with 16 Sail of the Line besides smaller vessels. ' DEAL, Arm 10.---Sailed His Majesty's PIP Goliath, for Yarmouth. Arrived His Majesty's Rip Audacious, from Or mouth, and remains in the Dciwns with the. rest of the Ships, as per last. P. S. Sailed the Lord Meluilre anal General Stuart. tatA-Indiamen, for the River. sens,ers per General Stuart.-Mistresses Young', , . • , an r d a M rs etc ' alte, Miss Hook, iaptaint Hook and Yoin‘bif. o g i Burden, Broome, Kidd. F. Nletealte Font, Lieutenants Trevor and Andrew_?, spl foot, Mews. Miss awl Master Metcalfe, and two eihildren of Mr. F. Law* rence, Lieutenants Routledge and Wyse, 67th Foot. Passengers per William l'itt.-For Bengal -•-ltir• 14 „,,', 1 ',,,,„ ). ter. Writer. two Miss Hunters, and Miss Ste art. 0 4 ‘ . "' Brooke, Bt.nt, Ilankin, Clark,,Croston, Small pose, lhi.it, Harding. Simonds, - Brown, and Heplutro. Cadets. For Ma.; line, G,aham, Barber, Taylor, I,:',Al'l,'Reitl. and G Smith, dras -Mr. Blake, Factor, Ni c ss,s, Heath, Cockburn, And ‘Vnners. Rev. W Keating, Mrs. and Miss Keating. Cain west, Lieutenants Combe and Walker, M. Sh 4 C tOrtill A.s' sistant-Surgevn, Misses Sattinore4 and °Nen, Messrs. Ave. lord, Noble, Montgomery, and Anson, Cadets. Ya"engers per Eupbrates.-For Bengal -Mr. 2 : 4 1d , Mt. ' Wordsworth, Misses Malone and FitZgershi•-10 '', r ;' s e s Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. and two Misses Downesses, N.V„ Oliver, Bell, And R -----,-140501,, :ViCaSt'S. BOWPCii, Ca4ei i i " "." • Watson, Short,G4f. Buckley, and porbeti, Cadets. Mr. Cook, Surgeon, sr, Pass" , Passengers per Sovereign.- For BngalCapra- un Bound, Captain ana Mrs M • Lieutenant Pater • Bateman, 'Cad !ts. - For Madras-Mr. ac.g . regur, . ~__ s woon, Mrs. Beck, Misses Cook, ' '- ge a d ile"l4 Bateman, I) Ansa , 1 d,i l a , n Mr. Davies, Mr. kest kret Manner, Ml>. n . ..ssistant.stirgeon, Messrs. / icariq. 7 1 cwider, Miss G hisspode, and two Miss Blacker', deley; M'Neil, and Ellaway'' , Cadets: Vr Wood. ' , . I Assengers per Nonhutnberland,•-FOr Berg al '!" --. 1, .' en' Mrs. Pdrwrson , Misses Crisp, ' Corns, Cx , 4 ', )‘ : N 'i r ,:: Messrs. Lewis, 'Thornton, Gardner Buck, l iitiet3.-- fI.) dras-Mr. Keene, Writer C ''' M•,;, Lieut. flint, ; ill)14111 ,• '' bliss Kier. Majo r . Passengers per Sir William Bensley.-4 or Benr;al- „„, a ,t.. Swinton, Lieut. Komitt Mr. ranwe, } roe Mar.ner t "„',,,, Goad; Messrs. Whir*, ailliard, Pal i ner, Cadets.-l'orli" dras-Mr. Maeonochie, ‘Criter ; Mr. Low, Cadet. 1V .MCeasilsrsP.will.aiek, Dad' Passengers per Loot Castlereagh.- For Bengal.-Mes srs. Lowest and Hudson, Free M a riners.- Li For St. elctia- Mrf , CwiAt and Solt Mrs. Chesboroug h. , MaC2/15. For St. Helena -Rev. S. !ones, Mrs. 'ores. foil Passengers per E (trope.- Fbr Benlal-Mr.' Wilson, , ; Passengers - per Lord Kcith.-Ftir 13engal-Three Misses' Mariner. For St. Helena -Col. Alex. BcitsoraC; l` , r ,„ Mrs. Beatson and f.smily ; Lieut. Governor • BrouY 6 ) , , i , Richard H. Le vit Esq• jun. Merchant ; Lee chi* • Cadet. . igc 1 . 4 • Passengers per Alexander.-For Bombay...Mr,. A t ' Madeira:-Mr. Lundie. Three more French Fishing-tessels have I 3cc : sent into Portsmouth, making► with those tilret:N the capture of i.esselsOf this description , arrives! there, -27. Among the reasons assigned for been hitherto, suffered to pursue their peaceful call' ing, it is slid -that the creation of a navy ca 3 grand -- ohjeat of BUM:AP/01TR, it becomes iteCeSiilli to destroy his fishery, hs France now possesses 110 other nursery for seamen. in Saturday, in consequence of direOions totopti , RICHBELL, the Aegulating Officer in the veri, il, general impress from all proteaions tc oli place, w ie ol the mates from every vessel that could bd sr, r , which 10%e were taken, as also every Useful person 1 L ot coula t!, obtained, and put on board the .Cnterprize off I ° Tower. : •